17 October 2019
Shane Higginbotham: With metrics things become no more valuable
In software development, communication may replace many issues, for example performance metrics or knowledge transfer. In this episode, Shane Higginbotham, Product Manager at Blaze Portfolio, shares his ideas why communication is so important and when it can be excessive, why providing metrics is inefficient, and what makes self education better than official trainings.
Blaze Portfolio provides trade order management and portfolio rebalancing for investment professionals.
Navigation
| 0:47 | About Shane: responsibilities and challenges he faces as Product manager |
| 3:47 | Structure of BlazePortfolio: decision makers and their areas of responsibilities |
| 7:13 | Product management approach |
| 13:05 | The place of Blaze Portfolio in the WealthTech ecosystem |
| 16:02 | Tips for successful product management |
| 18:30 | Development process: team structure, performance metrics |
| 24:49 | APIs and integrations |
| 33:39 | Do software developers need domain knowledge? |
| 37:15 | Communication issues |
| 40:17 | Business features VS technical debt |
| 44:36 | The next big thing in WealthTech. Technology issues |
| 51:15 | Time management |
| 54:12 | Self education |
| 56:10 | What motivates Shane |
| 58:54 | What makes FinTech unique |
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